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EchoStar acquired by Sling Media by Tim Marman

EchoStar has acquired Sling Media for $380 million . While this is interesting in and of itself, the timing is particularly curious considering Sling just announced a deal with competitor DirectTV to bring its NFL Sunday Ticket to the desktop . It will...
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Refocusing Net Neutrality by Tim Marman

Awhile back, I echoed the electricity analogy : the problem is that the "telecoms are threatening to charge a premium for how the utility is used, instead of how much of it is used." Someone from the Hands Off the Internet Coalition commented on that...

What are your predictions for The Sopranos? by Tim Marman

With 2 episodes down and just 7 left, what do you think is going to happen? Who will die and who will make it? Who will end up in jail and who will turn informant? How will things play out with the Brooklyn family? Personally, I think that Tony will not...
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Understanding the Cablevision DVR lawsuit by Tim Marman

While I agree with Mark Cuban that the lawsuit is a mistake , I thought it was worth discussing why - from a legal perspective - the network DVR is an issue. Copyright gives the owner a limited monopoly over a few aspects, most notably the ability to...

The UAC security flaw in Vista by Tim Marman

User Account Control (UAC) is one of the key security mechanisms introduced in Vista. In the past, the default account as an administrator. Following the principle of least privilege , the default Vista account runs with limited access, and Vista detects...

Streamburst offers innovative DRM for video by Tim Marman

I've already discussed the German music store using watermarks to discourage piracy , and now it seems another service is applying the same principle to video . Instead of handcuffing viewers who want to view films they purchase on multiple devices and...

An Introduction to OpenID by Tim Marman

OpenID, which describes itself as "an open, decentralized, free framework for user-centric digital identity", has been gaining momentum and getting press in the Identity 2.0 space. The fundamental idea of OpenID is that a URI is necessarily unique and...

An Anthropologist's Take on Web 2.0 by Tim Marman

The Machine is us. ( Link to the video ) Syndicated from Loosely Coupled // Tim Marman's Weblog | Slashstar ( rss )

Google has indeed acquired YouTube by Tim Marman

Google has indeed bought YouTube , beating the " $1.5 billion reserve price " with a $1.65 billion stock deal. Jim Cramer ( via Fred ) says he was concerned with the $1.5 billion price - or rather, "concerned that someone else will come in and pay $2...
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What is YouTube worth? by Tim Marman

YouTube is apparently for sale - that is, if someone is willing to pay at least $1.5 billion. Yahoo! is reportedly the front runner (not sure how I feel about this as a shareholder). Jason Calacanis said on the latest Gillmor Gang that he would quit if...
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